Agricultural implement



Feb. 1,4, 1933. g, E, ALTGEL-r v 1,897,355

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Filed May 19I 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l JNVENTOR. Hrman EZgeZ Z BY 3 l ATTORNEY.

Feb. 14, 1933. H. E. ALTGELT AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT Filed May 19, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

BY f l V ATTORNEY.

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O character 10 w Patemedreb. 14, 1933 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEN T Application filed May 19,

invention is to provide in combination with ay planting attachment for a tractor, a supplementary planter or fertilizer attachment associated therewith and carried by the axle members of the tractor without interfering with the lifting and controling mechanism for the planter units.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved planting atdriven through the d drives the main planting attachment.

These and other o in the manner hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

eferring to the drawings:

*ig 1 is a top plan view of a tractor showing a four row planting attachment on which improved supplemental planting or ertilizing attachment is mounted;

`ig. 2 is a side elevational view of a tractor and implement showing my invention mounted thereon; and

t ig. 3 is a. fragmentary side elevational view showing the arrangement for driving the supplemental planting or fertilizing attachment.

In illustrating one form of my invention have shown the same in connection with a tractor generally indicated by the reference ich is provided with a single 1930. Serial No. 453,541.

housing 14 i of the main frame l5 transversely of the tractor fra-me and positioned forwardly at a point slightly to the rear of the axle of the front wheel, is an implement supporting beam 16 which is preferably made of a pipe. A second beam is arranged transversely of the frame of the forward and rearward transverse beams carried by the tractor. The tractor planter is taneously and hence the transverse beams are of suitable length to accommodate four planter units, the outermost unit bein cated laterally beyond the lines of t e rear traction wheels.

be understood that a greater number of units adjustably connected and 17 respectively, so that the units may be adjusted laterally to change the spacing of the planter units and hence the changing of t e rows to be planted. The means for accomplishing this adjustment is specifically described and claimed in my first mentioned co-pending application and per se does not form any part invention except in combinaofthe present tion with the other` parts hereinafter dei scribed.

. but-it ma the lin hanger 22 It will be observed that the planter units as well as the supplemental planter units or fertilizing distributing attachment for each unit are of the same construction an a detailed-description of one will suilice for all, be here stated that when the lanter umts are arranged in sets, each side of the tractor; the sets of units may be raised and lowered independently of each other.

Each primary planter unit includes an arm or hanger 2,2 rigidly,- but transversely adjustably secure to the forward transverse anc or beam 16 and extends downwardly and somewhat forwardly therefrom. pivotally connected at one endof the lower portion of the hanger 22, and at the other end, said link 23 is loosely connected to the forward end portion of a beam 24. Links 25 are pivotally connected at their upper ends with the upper portion of the hanger 22 and extend downwardly and somewhat rearwardly therefrom, and the lower ends of the links 25 are connected with the lower portion o i 23 through the medium of a ink 26.

The link 27 has its upper end connected to the 4' 26 and its lower en the beam 24 at a point spaced from the lower end of the link .26. It will be and the arm 22 form substantially a parallelo am for maintaining the beams su stantial- .ly in the same position throughout their liftinmovement.

ach Qplanting unit also includes a bracket secured to the rear transverse anchoring means 17. ln effect this bracket 28 forms part the seed can support '29 on which is mounted a seed can 30. Braces 31 and 32 are secured at their rear ends to the seed can supports or brackets 28 and at their forward ends to the upper and lower portions respectively of the hanger 22 and serve to brace the seed can supports as well as the These the transverse anchoring means twisting on account of the twisting strain which is placed upon the hanger 22.

In the drawings the rear or standard portion of the beam of each planting unit has secured thereto a furrow opener 33 which has its forward ends connected by means of alink 34 to the beams 24. Tlhe rear end of the shoe or furrow opener 33 is connected to the beams by means of a boot 35 which in turn is rovided with a spout 36. The spout 36 is connected by a flexible tube 37 to the feeding mechanism ofthe seed can 30. Each of the planting units is provided with rearwardly extending arms 38 which have their forward ends secured to the beams 24. Journaled in the rearward part of the arms 38 as shown at 39,

units regulate one set at` braces serve to prevent 16 from* units and is located is a press or gauge wheel 40. These gauge wheels on each of these planting the depth penetration o t e shoe so that all the planting is done at a uniform depth A shaft 41 support 29 of the planting units of each set on the opposite sides of the tractor, and are rovided with arms 42, the latter being connected through the medium of rods 43 to the rear portion of the beams 24. mounted on each of the rods 43 for maintaining the beams downwardly under a resilient ressure. A hand lever 45 is secured to each of the shafts 41 inwardly of the line passing through the treads o wheel.' Each lever 45 is provided with a suitable detent for cooperation with a fixed segment 46. A A feed shaft 47 is common to the planting units of each set, and each shaft 47 has mounted thereon a sprocket wheel 48 wh is operatively connected with its shaf through the medium of a clutch mechanism 48 which in turn is operatively connected to and under the control of an adjacent lifting lever 45 in the art. wheel 48 is a drive ch tively driven by the drive sprocket 50 secured to each rear axle section 13 of the tractor. It will be understood that when one o has bearings in the seed can 6 the hand levers 45 `is operated to lower one of the sets of planting units, the clutch mechanism controlled by that lever will be operated to connect the adjacent sprocket wheel 48 with its seed shaft so that the power will be imparted through the seed feeding mechanism for the planting unit o the set, and when the hand lever is reversely operated an the set of planting units raised, the seed feeding mechanism will be nected from its propelling mechanism.

The primary feature of the present invention has to do with the positioning and operation `of a supplemental planting or fertilizing attachment for the planting mechanism herein above described. Thi.C supplemental planting or fertilizing attachment is operatively driven from the primary planting in rearwardly alignment therewith. These attachments are located on the opposite sides of the tractor frame an are located in a vertical plane rearwardly passing through the forward portion of the rear traction wheels. These supplemental lanting or fertilizing attachments may be adjusted in these positions without interfering with any of the operative parts of the tractor. It will of course be understood, that when four such planting units are used, two of these units are located outside the travel of the rear traction wheels. While primary invention has to do with a fertilizing attachment for the main planting units, 'it is someich operatively discon- Springs- 44 are theadj acent traction times found desirable to substitute a supple- What I claim ismy invention and desire mental planting mechanism therefor so that to secure by Letters Patent is:

seed such as beans or otherseed may be 1. In a tractor implement, the combinaplanted with corn. y tion with a tractor, meansfor supporting a Each of these supplemental planting or plurality, of sets of planting units on the 70 fertilizing attachment units is supported on opposite sides of said tractor, planting mechtwo rearwardly extending arms 5l and have anisxns for each individual unit of the set, a

their forward ends secured, as shown at 52, driveshaft for each set of planting units,

to the brace bars 32 and an intermediate pormeans for driving said shafts from the traction secured with the seed can support 28. tion power of said tractor, a fertilizing at- 75 ounted on the rear ends of thearms 51 is tachment for each plantingunit and means a supplemental seed or fertilizing can supfor driving each fertilizing mechanism from port 52, which in turn, has mounted thereon said drive shaft. e

a seed or fertilizer can 53. It will of course, 2. In a tractor im lement, the combina-tion be understood that the usual` seed feeding with atractor,ofap urality of planting units` 8 mechanism or fertilizing discharging mecharranged in sets on the opposite sides of the anism is mounted in the can support 52. The tractor and supported therefrom, certain of mechanism of each can 53 is operatively said units located inwardly of the line of driven by a chain 54 which is trained about travel of traction wheels of said tractor, cera sprocket 55 secured. to the feed shaft 47 tain other of said planting units located out- 85 of the main planting units. e rear end of wardly of the line of travel for the traction chain 54 is trained aboutI a. sprocket 56 sewheels of said tractor, and a fertilizing atcured to the shaft 57 of the f of the cans 53. The seed or fertilizing matevidual planting unit and located forwardly rial in the can 53 isfed therefrom through oft e rear axis of the traction wheel and in 90.

35 of the main planting unit. This boot 59 3. In a tractor implement, the combination may be connected in any suitable manner, with a tractor having front steering and rear but preferably by a collar 60 secured to the traction wheels, of a plurality of planting 95 rear end of the shoe 33. a units located on the opposite sides thereof, rom the above description it will be seen said planting units supported by said tractor that I have provided a very simple and etiiat a point rearwardly of the front steering cient supplemental planting or fertilizing atwheel and forwardly of the axis of the rear tachment for the primary planting unit traction wheel, and a ferilizing attachment which may be conveniently used in connecfOr each planting unit and individually tion with a tractor attachment so that either driven by said planting units. two rows or more than two rows may be 4. natractor implement, the combination planted from the tractor with each of the witha tractor having front steering and rear supplemental planting or fertilizing distribtraction means, of al plurality of planting uting attachments operatively driven from 11111158 IOCated 0n the opposite sides of said the primary planting mechanisms. It will IaCtOI and suppmfted at a pOlnt rearwardly also be noted that these supplemental plant` of the front steering means and forwardly ing or fertilizing distributing attachments 0 f t h BXIS 0f the rartiaCtOn means, ferparticularly the two adjacent to the tractor lllllZlIlg ltaCllmeHtSlndlVldual t0 each plant no out interfering with the operating parts of P antlng uml: Certain 0f Said fertilizing at 115 t tion wheels. wai-illy of a vertical plane passing through Outslde Sald I' '1C 120 the forward portion of the periphery of the 5 I-nha tractor Implement" the Combma' traction .Wheels tion wit a tractor, of a forward beam se- Whle in the qbove Specification I have de* cured to said tractor at a location rearwardly scribed one embodiment which .my invention may assume in practice, it will of course be 125 understood that the same is capable of modilltegrtrrloevhlsOhpll;

COD and that modcation may be made beams, a seed can and seed feediner mechanism c WlhOU dpalfing fIOm the Spirit and SCOpe mounted on said second named beam, means of my invention as expressed in the followfor driving said feeding mechanism from the ing claims. axle of the rear traction wheels, and a fertilizer discharging attachment supported by ly of the front steering means, a second imsaid rear-beam and operatively related to plement supporting beam secured to said said planting mechanism;-- frameV and extending transversely at a point 6. In a tractor implement, the combination forwardly of the rear traction means a plu- 5 with a tractor, a transverse beam secured to rality of planting units attached to said beams 70 said tractor at a point adjacent to and rearincluding a plurality of seed cans mounted on wardly ofthe. axis of the front wheel, a second said second named beam, a drive shaft for beam secured to said tractor and arranged said planter units, means for driving said transversely with respect thereto, at a point drive shaft by the rear axle of said tractor, a

forwardly of the axis of the rear traction fertilizing attachment individual to each 75 wheel, a plurality of planting units mounted planting unit supported by said rear beam on the opposite sides of said tractor and atat a point below and rearwardly of the lent-- tached to said beams, and fertilizing dising mechanism andafeed shaft indivi ual to charging mechanisms individual to and opeach fertilizing mechanism and operatively eratively related to each planting unit, sai driven by the drive shraft for said planting 80 fertilizing mechanisms being located rearmechanism, said fertilizing mechanisms bewardly ofv said planting unit and at a point ing located on the vertical plane intersecting rearwardly of the forward peripheral surface the periphery of said rear traction means. of each of said traction wheels. 11. In atractor implement, the combination 7. In a tractor implement, the combination with a tractor, of a planting unit at each side 85 :with atract0r,two transversely extending imof the tractor, means projecting laterally i plement supporting beams located rearwar from the tractor for supporting the planter ly of the axis of the front steering wheel and unit thereon, means for driving said planter forwardly of the axis of rear traction means, unit from the traction power of the tractor,

` a drive shaft Vfor said planting mechanism, and supplemental dispensing attachments po- 90 means for driving said shaft from the axle of sitioned adjacent said planting unit and opthe rear traction wheels, a fertiliziug attacheratively driven thereby. 'ment mounted on each planting unit and o- 12. In a tractor implement, the combinacated rearwardly thereof and forwardly of tion with a tractor, means for supporting a the axis of the rear traction wheel, a feeding plurality of separate planting units on the op- 95 mechanism for each fertilizing attachment posite sides of said tractor, planting mechaand separate means for driving the feeding nisin for each individual unit of the set, a mechanism of each of said fertilizing attachdrive shaft for each set of the planting units, ments by said planting shaft. means for driving said shafts from the trac- 8. In a tractor implement, the combination tion power of said tractor, a supplemental dis- 100 with atractor, of a plurality of planting units pensing attachment for each planting unit,- located on the opposite sides of said tractor, and separate means for driving each suppledrive shafts for each of said planting units, mental dispensing mechanism from said drive vmeans for driving said shafts by the rear axle shaft. l 40 of said tractor, and fertilizing attachments In testimony whereof I have signed my 105 individual to each of said planting units and name to this specification, on this 14th day operatively driven thereby, said planting of May A. D. 1930. units being located in the transverse plane in- HERMAN E. ALTGELT. teisecting the periphery of the rear traction 4.5 wheels. 11C

9. In a tractor implement, the combination with a tractor, of a plurality of planting units arranged in sets on the opposite sides of sai tractor, means mounted on the opposite sides of said tractor for adjusting said units in sets, 11

means for driving said planting units by the rear axle of said tractor, and fertilizing at- I tachments for each of said units located rearwardly thereof and supported thereby, said fertilizing attachments being driven by said i lanter units, certain of said attachments bei ing located between said traction wheels and f the frame of said tractor' and in a transverse plane intersecting the periphery' of the traction wheels.

l0. In a tractor implement, the combination with a tractor, having front steering means and rear traction means, altransverse implement suppprting beam secured to sai tractor atl a point zadjacent to and rearward- 

